Family

Thornbills and Allies

Acanthizidae

47 species in our catalog · found in 45 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyAcanthizidae (Thornbills and Allies)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC Endemic

Gerygone igata

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Sericornis frontalis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Sericornis humilis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Sericornis citreogularis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Acanthiza ewingii

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Smicrornis brevirostris

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Acanthiza pusilla

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Acanthiza apicalis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Acanthiza chrysorrhoa

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Gerygone mouki

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Sericornis magnirostra

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

NT Endemic

Mohoua ochrocephala

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Acanthornis magna

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Mohoua albicilla

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Gerygone magnirostris

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Acanthiza lineata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Calamanthus campestris

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Gerygone tenebrosa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Pyrrholaemus brunneus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Gerygone sulphurea

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Acanthiza uropygialis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Gerygone chloronota

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

VU Endemic

Aphelocephala leucopsis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Calamanthus fuliginosus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

VU Endemic

Pycnoptilus floccosus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Acanthiza nana

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Crateroscelis murina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Acanthiza reguloides

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Gerygone olivacea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Gerygone palpebrosa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sericornis spilodera

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Gerygone chrysogaster

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Origma solitaria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Calamanthus pyrrhopygius

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC Endemic

Acanthiza robustirostris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC Endemic

Aphelocephala nigricincta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC Endemic

Pyrrholaemus sagittatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC Endemic

Gerygone fusca

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

VU Endemic

Sericornis keri

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Gerygone levigaster

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

VU Endemic

Acanthiza katherina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

EN Endemic

Oreoscopus gutturalis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

NT Endemic

Aphelocephala pectoralis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Acanthiza iredalei

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Sericornis arfakianus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Sericornis beccarii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Gerygone ruficollis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Thornbills and Allies

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	12	>90%
	White-browed Scrubwren			~80%
	Yellow-Throated Scrubwren			~80%
	Brown Gerygone			~60%
	Brown Thornbill			~50%
	Large-billed Scrubwren			~50%
	Striated Thornbill			~10%
	Buff-rumped Thornbill			<5%
	Yellow Thornbill			<5%
	White-throated Gerygone			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Thornbill			<5%
	Speckled Warbler			Insufficient data
	Weebill			Insufficient data
2	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	6	>90%
	Tasmanian Scrubwren			~80%
	Tasmanian Thornbill			~70%
	Scrubtit			~50%
	Brown Thornbill			~30%
	Striated Fieldwren			~20%
	Yellow-rumped Thornbill			Insufficient data
3	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10	>90%
	Weebill			~70%
	Inland Thornbill			~60%
	Yellow-rumped Thornbill			~30%
	Redthroat			~30%
	Chestnut-rumped Thornbill			~20%
	Southern Whiteface			~20%
	Yellow Thornbill			Insufficient data
	Rufous Fieldwren			Insufficient data
	Chestnut-breasted Whiteface			Insufficient data
	Slender-billed Thornbill			Insufficient data
4	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	9	>90%
	Brown Thornbill			~60%
	White-browed Scrubwren			~50%
	Large-billed Scrubwren			~40%
	Brown Gerygone			~20%
	Striated Thornbill			~20%
	Yellow-Throated Scrubwren			~20%
	White-throated Gerygone			~10%
	Buff-rumped Thornbill			<5%
	Weebill			Insufficient data
5	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	13	~90%
	Brown Thornbill			~60%
	White-browed Scrubwren			~50%
	Striated Thornbill			~40%
	Pilotbird			~20%
	Yellow-rumped Thornbill			~10%
	Buff-rumped Thornbill			~10%
	Weebill			~10%
	Calamanthus pyrrhopygius			Insufficient data
	White-throated Gerygone			<5%
	Speckled Warbler			<5%
	Yellow Thornbill			<5%
	Western Gerygone			Insufficient data
	+1 more at the park page…
6	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5	~90%
	Yellow-rumped Thornbill			~60%
	Tasmanian Thornbill			~50%
	Tasmanian Scrubwren			~40%
	Brown Thornbill			~30%
	Scrubtit			Insufficient data
7	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	16	~90%
	Brown Thornbill			~50%
	White-browed Scrubwren			~40%
	Striated Thornbill			~40%
	Yellow Thornbill			~20%
	Brown Gerygone			~20%
	Yellow-rumped Thornbill			~10%
	Rockwarbler			~10%
	White-throated Gerygone			<5%
	Yellow-Throated Scrubwren			<5%
	Pilotbird			<5%
	Buff-rumped Thornbill			<5%
	Large-billed Scrubwren			<5%
	+4 more at the park page…
8	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	12	~90%
	White-browed Scrubwren			~60%
	Brown Thornbill			~50%
	Striated Thornbill			~30%
	Weebill			~20%
	Yellow-rumped Thornbill			~20%
	Buff-rumped Thornbill			~10%
	Yellow Thornbill			<5%
	Calamanthus pyrrhopygius			<5%
	Speckled Warbler			<5%
	Southern Whiteface			Insufficient data
	White-throated Gerygone			Insufficient data
	Striated Fieldwren			Insufficient data
9	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	9	~90%
	Brown Thornbill			~70%
	White-browed Scrubwren			~50%
	Striated Thornbill			~20%
	Striated Fieldwren			~10%
	Buff-rumped Thornbill			~10%
	Calamanthus pyrrhopygius			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Thornbill			<5%
	Yellow Thornbill			<5%
	Weebill			<5%
10	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	9	~90%
	Brown Thornbill			~60%
	White-browed Scrubwren			~60%
	Striated Thornbill			~20%
	Striated Fieldwren			~10%
	Brown Gerygone			<5%
	Buff-rumped Thornbill			Insufficient data
	Yellow-rumped Thornbill			Insufficient data
	Large-billed Scrubwren			Insufficient data
	Pilotbird			Insufficient data
11	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~90%
	Grey Warbler			~90%
	Popokatea			~10%
12	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~90%
	Grey Warbler			~90%
	Mōhua (Yellowhead)			~10%
13	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~90%
	Grey Warbler			~70%
	Popokatea			~50%
14	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	6	~80%
	Brown Thornbill			~60%
	Tasmanian Scrubwren			~50%
	Tasmanian Thornbill			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Thornbill			Insufficient data
	Striated Fieldwren			Insufficient data
	Scrubtit			Insufficient data
15	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~80%
	Grey Warbler			~60%
	Mōhua (Yellowhead)			~50%
16	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	12	~80%
	Brown Thornbill			~50%
	White-browed Scrubwren			~40%
	Brown Gerygone			~20%
	Striated Thornbill			~10%
	Yellow Thornbill			~10%
	Rockwarbler			Insufficient data
	Buff-rumped Thornbill			Insufficient data
	Large-billed Scrubwren			Insufficient data
	Weebill			Insufficient data
	Yellow-rumped Thornbill			Insufficient data
	Yellow-Throated Scrubwren			Insufficient data
	Calamanthus pyrrhopygius			Insufficient data
17	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	15	~70%
	White-browed Scrubwren			~30%
	Brown Thornbill			~30%
	Brown Gerygone			~20%
	Yellow-Throated Scrubwren			~10%
	Striated Thornbill			~10%
	Large-billed Scrubwren			~10%
	Rockwarbler			~10%
	Calamanthus pyrrhopygius			<5%
	Pilotbird			<5%
	Yellow Thornbill			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Thornbill			Insufficient data
	White-throated Gerygone			Insufficient data
	+3 more at the park page…
18	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~70%
	Grey Warbler			~70%
19	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~60%
	Brown Thornbill			~40%
	Striated Thornbill			~30%
20	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	13	~60%
	Large-billed Gerygone			~50%
	Fairy Gerygone			~10%
	Large-billed Scrubwren			~10%
	Brown Gerygone			<5%
	Atherton Scrubwren			<5%
	Mountain Thornbill			<5%
	Fernwren			<5%
	White-throated Gerygone			<5%
	White-browed Scrubwren			<5%
	Yellow-Throated Scrubwren			Insufficient data
	Weebill			Insufficient data
	Buff-rumped Thornbill			Insufficient data
	+1 more at the park page…
21	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~60%
	Grey Warbler			~50%
	Mōhua (Yellowhead)			~10%
22	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	7	~50%
	White-browed Scrubwren			~30%
	Brown Thornbill			~10%
	Fairy Gerygone			~10%
	Large-billed Scrubwren			~10%
	White-throated Gerygone			Insufficient data
	Brown Gerygone			Insufficient data
	Mangrove Gerygone			Insufficient data
23	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	10	~50%
	Green-backed Gerygone			~20%
	Rusty Mouse-Warbler			~10%
	Large-billed Gerygone			~10%
	Pale-Billed Scrubwren			~10%
	Fairy Gerygone			~10%
	Yellow-bellied Gerygone			~10%
	Mangrove Gerygone			<5%
	Grey-Green Scrubwren			Insufficient data
	Tropical Scrubwren			Insufficient data
	Brown-breasted Gerygone			Insufficient data
24	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	4	~50%
	Rufous Fieldwren			~30%
	Dusky Gerygone			~30%
	Western Gerygone			Insufficient data
	Weebill			Insufficient data
25	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~40%
	Grey Warbler			~40%
26	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	7	~40%
	Rufous Fieldwren			~20%
	Dusky Gerygone			~10%
	Western Gerygone			<5%
	Weebill			Insufficient data
	Chestnut-rumped Thornbill			Insufficient data
	Redthroat			Insufficient data
	Yellow-rumped Thornbill			Insufficient data
27	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~30%
	Weebill			~20%
	White-throated Gerygone			~10%
	Green-backed Gerygone			<5%
28	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	8	~20%
	Inland Thornbill			~10%
	Redthroat			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Thornbill			<5%
	Slaty-backed Thornbill			<5%
	Banded Whiteface			<5%
	Southern Whiteface			<5%
	Western Gerygone			Insufficient data
	Chestnut-rumped Thornbill			Insufficient data
29	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~20%
	Golden-bellied Gerygone			~20%
30	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~20%
	Golden-bellied Gerygone			~20%
31	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5	~20%
	Weebill			~20%
	Green-backed Gerygone			<5%
	White-throated Gerygone			<5%
	Mangrove Gerygone			<5%
	Large-billed Gerygone			<5%
32	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5	~20%
	Weebill			~10%
	Green-backed Gerygone			~10%
	Large-billed Gerygone			<5%
	White-throated Gerygone			Insufficient data
	Mangrove Gerygone			Insufficient data
33	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~10%
	Golden-bellied Gerygone			~10%
34	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Golden-bellied Gerygone			<5%
35	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Golden-bellied Gerygone			<5%
36	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Golden-bellied Gerygone			<5%
37	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Golden-bellied Gerygone			<5%
38	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Golden-bellied Gerygone			<5%
39	Tanjung Puting National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Golden-bellied Gerygone			Insufficient data
40	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	<5%
	Golden-bellied Gerygone			<5%
41	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Golden-bellied Gerygone			<5%
42	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	<5%
	Golden-bellied Gerygone			<5%
43	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Golden-bellied Gerygone			<5%
44	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Golden-bellied Gerygone			Insufficient data
45	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Golden-bellied Gerygone			Insufficient data